re: Tom Wolfe's 1998 book "A Man in Full" being adapted into a Netflix series

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One of my all time favorite books, this should be a home run

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I somewhat disagree. I didn't like it nearly as much as Bonfire, but I am one of those that finished the entire book and would give it a generally positive review. My problem with it is that it is largely a philosophical book that doesn't have much of a plot. There are things that happen, but at no point did I imagine this as a grand piece of theater like other novels that become adapted to the screen.

The most memorable scene in the book really can't be adapted to the screen, either. It just won't work as well. I refer to the portion in which Croker demonstrates his bull-breeding techniques on his south Georgia ranch to the aristocratic types from Buckhead. Just going to be hammy on the screen in my opinion.